Electoral district of Baulkham Hills
Baulkham Hills is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by David Elliott of the Liberal Party.[1]
Baulkham Hills New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Location within Sydney | |||||||||||||||
State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Created | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
MP | David Elliott | ||||||||||||||
Party | Liberal Party | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Baulkham Hills, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 55,564 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 41 km2 (15.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Outer Metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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Baulkham Hills is a 41 km² electorate in Sydney's north-west, taking in the suburbs of Baulkham Hills, Bella Vista and parts of Carlingford, Castle Hill, Kellyville, North Rocks and West Pennant Hills.[2][3][4]
The Baulkham Hills electorate was first created in 1991, replacing the short-lived electorate of Carlingford (1988–1991). As with its predecessor, it covers a series of wealthy and largely conservative suburbs.
Members for Baulkham Hills
Member | Party | Period | |
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Wayne Merton | Liberal | 1991–2011 | |
David Elliott | Liberal | 2011–present |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | David Elliott | 30,040 | 59.71 | −4.82 | |
Labor | Ryan Tracey | 11,600 | 23.06 | +0.89 | |
Greens | Erica Hockley | 3,937 | 7.83 | −0.08 | |
Christian Democrats | Craig Hall | 1,868 | 3.71 | +0.29 | |
Animal Justice | Linda Newfield | 1,485 | 2.95 | +2.95 | |
Sustainable Australia | Heather Boyd | 1,380 | 2.74 | +2.74 | |
Total formal votes | 50,310 | 97.48 | +0.22 | ||
Informal votes | 1,302 | 2.52 | −0.22 | ||
Turnout | 51,612 | 92.89 | −0.92 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | David Elliott | 31,658 | 68.68 | −3.11 | |
Labor | Ryan Tracey | 14,434 | 31.32 | +3.11 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −3.11 |
References
- "The Hon. David Andrew Elliott MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- "Baulkham Hills". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- "Mr Wayne Ashley Merton". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- "Baulkham Hills: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- "Baulkham Hills: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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